the garden in •wnich he finds tke tirds' favorite fruit — 

 muloernes. 



Xideaaowlark 



These larks are ■w^mtenng more and more in tne 

 northern states. In certain localities, -svliere food is pro- 

 vided for tnem, tney are quite numerous ana become very- 

 tame m cold ■weather. Buckwheat ana small gram scat- 

 tered on the sno-w seldom fail to a^ract them. 



Pine Grosbeak 



These beautiful tirds appear in flocks in -winter 

 -when they come south-ward m search of food. Mountain 

 ash ana red cedar hemes are favorite fruits. 



Crosshi/J 



Erratic ana irregular -w^inter visitants are the cross- 

 hills. Some years they are quite numerous ana m others 

 do not appear at all. They are seen usually, in the -vi- 

 cinity of coniferous trees, as they feed on the seeds or 

 pines, larches, spruces, etc. Their bills are peculiarly 

 adapted to prying the scales from the cones of these trees 

 enahling them to secure the seeds. They are quite fear- 

 less and -will allo-w one to approach -within a fe-w feet. 



Red^o?} 



Flocks of these rosy hirds appear m January. They 

 are fond of the seeds of the gray hirch hut may he 

 attracted to one's doorstep -with millet, chaff ana other 

 small seeds. 



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